DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 35. It has also debuted on the Swedish heavy metal chart at No. 3. As previously reported, the limited digipack version of "Attera Totus Sanctus" has been delayed until January 2006 "due to a complicated manufacturing process." The regular ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION will play two exclusive headlining concerts focusing solely on the old songs. The first show is scheduled for December 30 at Kolingsborg (The Shrine) in Stockholm, Sweden (with special guests BEHEMOTH), while the second one will take place on January 28 at the Winternoize Festival in Osnabrück, Germany. These shows ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have decided to let Dragon Productions handle all of our bookings in Europe. This means that they will also be in charge of booking our upcoming tour throughout Europe as well as any and all future European shows/tours. "Dragon ...
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BEHEMOTH, MARTYR and NEURAXIS are among the confirmed acts for the fifth annual Trois-Rivières Metalfest, set to be held November 11-12, 2005 at the Maquisart in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, November 11, 2005: 06:40 p.m. - STRIGAMPIRE 07:10 p.m. - PAROXYSM 07:45 p.m. - BENEATH THE MASSACRE ...
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Seattle's NEVERMORE have been confirmed as the headliners of The Century Family's second annual Christmas BallS, set to take place Wednesday, December 7 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Support at the show will come from BEHEMOTH, WATCH THEM DIE and MANNTIS. Following last year's successful event, The Century Family's evil elves have put ...
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GOD FORBID are currently in the midst of the highly-successful Decibel magazine-sponsored Fury of The Fall tour with MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC, which is the group's first U.S. trek in support of their highly-acclaimed new conceptual opus "IV: Constitution of Treason". The album entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 119 in its first ...
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According to PyroMusic.net, Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH will be playing a string of shows in Australia in January 2006. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 06 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide Jan. 07 - The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne Jan. 08 - The Tote, Melbourne ***special under 18s afternoon show*** Jan. 10 - Black Betty’s, ...
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ASESINO, the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals), will reportedly be replacing THE AGONY SCENE on the the last three dates of the "Blackest of the Black" tour. THE AGONY SCENE were apparently forced to drop off the trek due to a death in the ...
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EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey will be interviewed by Andy Scheeler of "The Metal Massacre" radio show on WIPZ 101.7 FM (University of Wisconsin) this Saturday, October 22 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. CST. Listen to the program live on the Internet at www.wipzradio.com. As previously reported, EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates ...
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EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates in support of their upcoming release, "Garage Daze Re-Regurgitated", to be issued on Parasitic Twin Records, distributed via Relapse Records. These West Coast gore fiends will kick off their five week tour on October 27 in Aptos, CA. Throughout the course of the tour, EXHUMED will share stages with ...
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Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH are currently in the middle of their most prestigious U.S. tour with DANZIG, CHIMAIRA, HIMSA, MORTIIS and THE AGONY SCENE. The band have just hit the East Cost. Mainman Nergal checks in from the road with the following statement: "This tour has been great success for us. Every night we play ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for the Piorno Rock festival, set to pake place November 12 in Malaga, Spain. During this festival appearance, the band will, for the first time ever, perform some of their new songs from their upcoming album, "Attera Totus Sanctus". In other news, DARK FUNERAL will contribute a ...
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Pennsylvanian death/grind heavyweights INCANTATION have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have just returned from Europe and the Harvest Festivals with NILE, UNLEASHED, PUNGENT STENCH, BEHEMOTH and BELPHEGOR. The festival tour was a great success, the shows were some of the best we have ever done in Europe. All the bands ...
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Polish black metallers HELL-BORN, featuring former members of BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, have posted the following update at their official web site: "A lot of time passed, we were very busy during these months, so now we have couple of news from HELL-BORN horde… As you already know, or not, in February/March 2005 the band went ...
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DANZIG mainman/namesake Glenn Danzig recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's current "Blackest of the Black" tour, which features a lineup handpicked by Glenn himself: CHIMAIRA, BEHEMOTH, HIMSA, MORTIIS and THE AGONY SCENE, with DANZIG headlining. Former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Von Frankenstein is joining him onstage each night for a special 30-minute set ...
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Polish thrash metal pioneers KAT will tour Europe with SIX FEET UNDER before playing several dates with HELLOWEEN. KAT will promote their brand new album, "Mind Cannibals" — the group's first with their new singer Henry Beck. The CD will be released in Poland on October 24. International release dates have yet to be announced ...
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Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH have finally made their much anticipated return to U.S. The band kicked off the "Blackest of the Black" tour — also featuring DANZIG (joined by former MISFITS member Doyle Von Frankenstein for a special 30-minute set of MISFITS classics), CHIMAIRA, HIMSA, and THE AGONY SCENE — on September 30 in San ...
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According to a posting on the official web site of the Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL, the band are currently looking for a new booking agency and a professional management. Interested parties can contact the group at [email protected] As previously reported, the limited digipack version of DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", has been ...
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The limited digipack version of DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", has been delayed until January 2006 "due to a complicated manufacturing process." The regular edition of the album will still be released in Europe on October 24 via Regain Records. The CD will arrive in the U.S. on November 29 via Candlelight Records ...
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Glenn Danzig has issued a press release confirming that Joe Fraulob, guitarist for the Sacramento-based band DECONSTRUCT, has joined the DANZIG lineup for the "Blackest of the Black" tour that kicks off in San Diego on September 30 and wraps in Los Angeles on October 29. "Joe really wanted to play with us, so he ...
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Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH have just returned from their tour across Europe. The band were part of the 13-date Harvest Festivals package along with NILE, UNLEASHED, PUNGENT STENCH, BELPHEGOR and INCANTATION. Commented BEHEMOTH mainman Nergal: "All the tours that we’ve done to our latest record 'Demigod' and all the bands we've shared the stage were ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will be embarking on a three-date Mexican tour in late October. Commented the band in a statement: "We are looking forward to finally meeting all our Mexican warriors once again!!!" The dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - Box Underground - Tijuana B.C, MEX Oct. 29 - Circo Volador - ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have uploaded two live video clips on their official web site. Check out "Victims of War" (Windows Media) recorded earlier this year (August 26-27) at the Up From The Ground festival in Germany, and "Never Ending Hate" (Windows Media) filmed in 1994 during the "Full Of ...
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Guitar World will be spotlighting the "Blackest of the Black" tour with a Glenn Danzig/Doyle Von Frankenstein photo shoot and interview, to be included in the issue that hits the stands September 20. Revolver magazine is also doing a feature on Danzig and the "Blackest" tour. That issue will be available September 27. In other ...
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Effective immediately, Olympic Recordings, a sub-label of the Century Family Inc. specializing in "extreme" music, will cease to exist. Century Media Records was recently contacted by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) who notified the company that because they own a trademark on the word "Olympic," they would have to stop using it in order ...
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DANZIG have announced the addition of guitarist Joe Fraulob (DECONSTRUCT) to the group's ranks. "After his audition, Jerry [Montano, bass], Johnny Kelly, drums; TYPE O NEGATIVE] and Danzig all agreed Joe was the man for the job, hands down. The fans are gonna be blown away by this incredible talent." On a sadder note, DANZIG ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have uploaded two tracks from their upcoming album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", at their official web site. Check out the songs "Godhate" (Windows Media) and "666 Voices Inside" (Windows Media). As previously reported, "Attera Totus ...
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Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH have uploaded their video for the track "Slaves Shall Serve", from their latest album, "Demigod", at this location. The clip was directed by Joanna Rechnio, one of the leading video producers in Poland, who also worked with BEHEMOTH on their "Conquer All" video. Due to controversial scenes in the ...
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The scream of "Warrrhhheeeeaaaaddddd!" (No, not the VENOM tune) to begin the second album from Norway's MINDGRINDER was my first clue that "Riot Detonator" would not be the industrial-edged, programmed death metal of 2004's "Mindtech". The previous release had its moments, but felt like a band that was unsure of what it wanted to be. ...
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Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH will embark on their first-ever headlining tour of Canada in November. Confirmed dates are as follows (venue information to be announced): Nov. 02 - Vancouver, BC Nov. 03 – Prince - George, BC Nov. 05 - Regina, SK Nov. 10 - Toronto, ON Nov. 11 - Kingston, ON Nov. 12 - ...
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